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Disable SATA

gjivan72
By gjivan72
Jan 27, 2006
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  1. Hello i have a Sata dvd drive and i wish to disable it. I know you can manually unplug the cable but is there anyother way? Device Manager There is a pic of it in the device manager i am not sure which one to disable.

    Thanks Alot
    gjivan72, Jan 27, 2006
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  2. iss

    iss TechSpot Chancellor Posts: 2,896

    in Device manager under CD\DVD rom drives your sata drive should be listed by name right click it and choose disable.
    iss, Jan 27, 2006
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  3. Sean

    Sean Newcomer, in training Posts: 131

    Or, go into the bios during bootup, either f8, f12, or f1 depending on your bios company, and then go to devices, and look for yours and disable, then save and exit.
    Sean, Jan 28, 2006
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  4. gjivan72

    gjivan72 Newcomer, in training Topic Starter

    ok

    Ok thanks ill try bot hof you guys recommedatio i didint know how to d it in the bios probly need to speed more time looking. Anyways thanks
    gjivan72, Jan 28, 2006
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